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Marion Police seize guns and drugs

Marion Police Dept.

The Marion Police Department's Narcotics Unit Monday seized numerous guns and drug paraphernalia after executing a search warrant in the 1200 block of North Logan Street in Marion.

Officers say 41-year-old Nicholas Lattuca was cited for Aggravated Unlawful Use of a Weapon, Possession of 100 to 400 grams of Cocaine with the Intent to Deliver, Possession of 30 to 500 grams of Cannabis with the Intent to Deliver, Possession of Controlled Substance and Possession of Methamphetamine.

Specifically, the Narcotics Unit seized numerous firearms -- including rifles, short-barreled rifles, shotguns and pistols, numerous drum magazines, numerous high-capacity magazines, body armor, cocaine, methamphetamine, prescription-controlled substances, LSD, MDMA, US currency, drug records and proof of residence.

Lattuca is being held in the Williamson County Jail.

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